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Biochemistry

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Set 4 Dna Rna And The Flow Of Genetic Information

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Question 1

(Short Answer)

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In bacterial mRNA, the initiating AUG codon is preceded several nucleotides away by a purine-rich sequence called the __________________ , which base-pairs with a complementary sequence in an rRNA.

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Shine-Dalg...

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Question 2

(Short Answer)

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Each amino acid residue in a protein is encoded by a set of three bases in an mRNA referred to collectively as a(n) __________________.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Codons that specify the same amino acid are termed _____.

A) degenerate codons
B) anticodons
C) universal codons
D) synonyms
E) None of the answers is correct.

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